Hike to Tête du Danay & Lac des Confins (La Clusaz)
In spring, I went on a hike to La Clusaz: I climbed up Tête du Danay, a mountain located between La Clusaz and Le Grand-Bornand, then reached Lac des Confins.
Here is the path I walked (download KML):
In the morning, I took a LIHSA bus to La Clusaz from Annecy. Once in La Clusaz, the trailhead to Tête du Danay was located near the bus station. On the trail, there was still a little snow near the summit but nothing too annoying. At the top of the Tête, there was a great view on the Aravis mountains, still covered with snow, and the Chaîne du Bargy on the other side. La Tournette could also be seen. I ate lunch then went down towards Lac des Confins. Once there, I took a path along the foot of the Aravis to loop back to the center of La Clusaz and catch the bus back to Annecy.
Above, bus station in La Clusaz.
Above, trailhead in La Perrière.
Above, Pointe de Merdassier.
Above, village of La Clusaz.
Above, Oratoire.
Above, Crêt du Loup and Aiguille des Calvaires.
Above, Aravis mountains.
Above, Belvédère de La Perrière.
Above, Pointe de Beauregard.
Above, Tête du Danay.
Above, Mont Lachat de Thônes.
Above, view from Ferme du Danay.
Above, crocus.
Above, Pic de Jallouvre.
Above, Roc de Charmieux.
Above, cross at the summit of Tête du Danay.
Above, Chaîne du Bargy.
Above, Mont Lachat de Châtillon.
Above, Pointe Percée.
Above, La Tournette.
Above, Pointe d’Almet.
Above, Aiguille Verte.
Above, on the way down.
Above, Les Confins.
Above, Combe du Grand Crêt.
Above, goats.
Above, Tête du Danay.
Above, Lac des Confins.
Above, Tête du Danay.
Above, La Perrière, through which I walked earlier in the day.
Above, Abondance cattle.
Above, village.
Above, Eglise Saint-Foy.
Above, Le Nom.
At the end of the hike, I went to have a look at the Chapelle du Parc. In the morning, I had planned to start the hike from there but I could not find the trail indicated on the map. It turned out the map was wrong and the trail was quite a bit further along the road.
Above, Chapelle du Parc.
